11.24.2007

Linda Hogan has filed for divorce from her husband Hulk Hogan, the wrestler and reality star, a newspaper reported Friday. Hulk Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, told the St. Petersburg Times that he had no idea his wife had filed for divorce. He was informed by a reporter that Pinellas County court records showed that the paperwork was submitted Tuesday. "Thank you for the great information," he told the reporter. A family spokesperson referred calls to another spokesman Friday. "My wife has been inCalifornia for about three weeks... Holy smokes," Bollea later told the newspaper. "Wow, you just knocked the bottom out of me." The couple star in the VH1 reality series "Hogan Knows Best" with their two children. Recent episodes show the normally close couple attending marital counseling, but they eventually reconcile. On November 7, Hogan's son, 17-year-old Nick Bollea, was arrested on reckless driving charges after a car crash. Clearwater police say Bollea crashed his 1998 Toyota Supra on August 26 while street racing against a Dodge Viper driven by a friend. Bollea's passenger, John Graziano, was not wearing a seat belt and was critically injured. The Hogans moved to a $12 million bayfront estate on Miami Beach in 2006 so their children, Brooke and Nick, could pursue singing and acting careers.